Cartoon Network

Parent brand:
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time
Warner company
Sub or sibling brands:
Boomerang, POGO and Toonami
Ownership in Asia:
Turner Asia-Pacific
Senior executive for Asia:
Ricky Ow, President, Turner Asia-Pacific
Mark Eyers, Chief Content Officer, Kids
Networks
Phil Nelson, Senior Vice President and
Managing Director, Southeast Asia-Pacifi c
and North Asia (ad sales and distribution)
Siddharth Jain, Senior Vice President and
Managing Director, South Asia (ad sales and
distribution)

Channel description and
programming line-up:
Cartoon Network, the number one kids’ channel
in Asia-Pacific, offers the best in original animated
content including the multi-award-winning global
hits Regular Show, The Amazing World of Gumball
and Adventure Time. In the past year, these
franchises have been joined by new original
comedies Clarence, Uncle Grandpa, Steven
Universe and The Powerpuff Girls. The network
will soon be launching a new series of actioncomedy
Ben 10.
Scheduling policy:
Cartoon Network is a 24-hour kids’ entertainment
channel, also available in HD.

Distribution in Asia:
Cartoon Network is available in 14 languages in
88 million households in 27 markets across Asia
Pacific. Countries include Australia, Hong Kong,
Malaysia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh,
India, Maldives, Pakistan, Taiwan, Brunei, Indonesia,
Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, Thailand, Cambodia,
Korea, Mongolia, Philippines, Vietnam, Fiji, Macau,
Nepal and Singapore.
Key carriage agreements in Asia:
Cartoon Network is available on all major cable
operators, with Turner partnering with nearly 80
affiliates in the region. Cartoon Network HD is
available regionally.
On-line, VOD, SVOD or mobile deals:
The Cartoon Network Watch and Play app offer
series clips on demand and games in most markets
in the region for free, with additional TVE functionality
available with authentication in Australia via Foxtel
and Thailand via TrueVisions. The same service will
soon be available to Globe Telecom’s customers in
the Philippines.
Cartoon Network Anything has rolled out across
Asia-Pacific and is loaded with video, games,
quizzes, trivia and interactive short-form content.
Millions of kids go through Cartoon Network’s
websites, games, and apps. New game hits include
Card Wars Kingdom (Adventure Time), Teeny Titans
Go! and Flipped Out! (The Powerpuff Girls).
Recent and upcoming developments:
From a content perspective, Cartoon Network has
ramped up its production of short-form animation.
All created in the Asia-Pacific region, look out for
The Sketchy Show, Bill & Tony, Lamput and Lasso
and Comet.
Upcoming Shows:
Ben 10, PowerPuff Girls, We Bare Bears, Mighty
Magiswords

CBeebies

Parent Brand:
BBC Worldwide
Sub or Sibling Brands:
BBC Earth, BBC Entertainment,
BBC First, BBC Lifestyle, BBC
World News and bbc.com
Ownership in Asia:
BBC Worldwide Asia
Senior Executive for
Asia:
David Weiland, Executive Vice
President, Asia, BBC Worldwide

Channel Description:
CBeebies is a pre-school channel for
children aged six years and under. The
multi-award winning provides a range
of pre-school programming designed
to encourage learning through play in
a consistently safe environment.
CBeebies is also a place where
friends like Hey Duggee, Go Jetters
and Teletubbies inspire young
imaginations with exciting stories
and endless laughter. It is a place
where pre-schoolers learn through
interactive play and where their
questions about the world around
them are answered in creative
and energetic ways that keep
them enthralled. Designed by child
development experts and mixing live
action with state-of-the-art puppetry
and animation, CBeebies ensures
pre-school learning is safe, friendly
and fun.
Distribution in Asia-Pacific:
Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia,
Philippines, Singapore, South Korea,
Thailand and Myanmar.
Upcoming Shows:
Go Jetters, Hey Duggee, Teletubbies

Disney Channel

Parent brand:
The Walt Disney Company
Sub or sibling brands:
Disney Channel, Disney XD, Disney Junior
Ownership in Asia:
The Walt Disney Company (Asia-Pacific)
Senior executive for Asia:
Amit Malhotra, General Manager, Studio
Entertainment and Disney Media Distribution,
The Walt Disney Company Southeast Asia

Channel description:
Disney Channel offers an unparalleled blend of
quality family entertainment loved by kids and
trusted by parents. Targeting kids aged 6 to 14,
the channel brings top animated programs like
Star vs. the Forces of Evil, The 7D, the soon-to-belaunched
Elena of Avalor and Tangled Before Ever
After, and Disney Channel Original Movies like
Disney’s Descendants as well as award- winning
blockbuster features such as Frozen and Inside
Out. Disney Junior is a multiplatform entertainment
destination for the “Preschool Plus” audience
(aged 2-7) and their families. It is the home
where magical storytelling comes to life with
shows that make kids laugh, learn and sing, like
Sofia the First, The Lion Guard, Mickey Mouse
Clubhouse, Miles From Tomorrowland and the
soon-to-be-launched Mickey and the Roadster
Racers.
Disney XD is a boy-focused, girl-inclusive channel
that targets kids 6-11 (hyper-targeting boys 6-11).
With iconic shows like Marvel’s Ultimate Spider-
Man, Star Wars Rebels, Marvel’s Guardians of the
Galaxy and Pickle and Peanut, Disney XD takes kids
on a journey where they can challenge themselves,
discover their strengths and enjoy cool, unstoppable
fun.
Scheduling policy:
Disney’s network of channels features a mix of
original animation and live action series that
cater to the viewing patterns of kids of all ages.
Programming schedules take into consideration
key holiday periods in a kid’s life while ensuring a
balanced mix of shows for both boys and girls. In
addition, a nightly movie slot on Disney Channel,
harnessing the best movie library in the world,
provides a destination for families to enjoy the
wonderful world that Disney has to offer.
Distribution in Asia-Pacific:
The Disney Channels Network (consisting of
Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney XD)
is available in Australia, New Zealand, Papua
New Guinea, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore,
Philippines, Taiwan, Hong Kong, India, Sri Lanka,
Nepal, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Brunei and
Cambodia.
Key carriage agreements in Asia:
We work with leading pay-TV operators across
Asia-Pacific.
Key Tiers:
Our channels are predominantly available on the
broad basic tier or the Kids’ basic package.
On-line, VOD, SVOD or mobile deals:
From December 2013, Disney fans in Singapore
were able to watch all their favourite Disney
programs, including exclusive branded content,
whenever and wherever they wanted to, when
TWDC SEA launched a new mobile video streaming
service via three entertainment apps- Disney
Channel App, Disney Junior App, and Disney XD
App. TWDC SEA also launched the Apps in
The Philippines in 2016.

We have SVOD deals across the region with
Disney Movies on Demand, which include great
library Disney titles and ABC Studios on Demand
that features full seasons from the greatest
ABC series like Scandal or Marvel’s Agents of
S.H.I.E.L.D. We also release our most current
movies like Star Wars: The Force Awakens and
Zootopia both as digital ownership or rental with
several partners across the region and global
accounts.
Upcoming shows:
Princess Elena of Avalor, Star Wars Rebel, Mickey
and the Roadster Racers

 

Nickelodeon

Parent Brand:
Nickelodeon
Sub or Sibling brands:
Nick Jr
Ownership in Asia-
Pacific:
Viacom International
Media Networks
Senior executives for
Asia-Pacific:
Syahrizan Mansor,
Vice President, Nickelodeon
Brand, Asia
Jihee Nam, Vice President and
General Manager, Nickelodeon,
Australia, and New Zealand

Channel description:
Nickelodeon: Nickelodeon is one
of the most globally recognized
and widely distributed multimedia
entertainment brands for kids and
family. It has built a diverse, global
business by putting kids first in
everything it does. The company’s
portfolio includes television
programming and production
around the world, plus special
events, consumer products, digital
offerings, recreation, books, feature
films and pro-social initiatives.
Nick Jr: Nick Jr. is “the Smart Place
to Play,” giving kids and parents
what they want – educational
and entertaining content with
great stories and characters that
empower kids to learn while they
play. The educational curriculum is in
everything Nick Jr. does – the shows,
packaging and promos – delivered by
all the Nick Jr. characters kids know
and love. The award-winning and
exclusive international properties
including Dora the Explorer, PAW
Patrol, Team Umizoomi, Bubble
Guppies and Shimmer and Shine, are
designed to engage and encourage
early childhood development.

Scheduling policy:
Nickelodeon: Nickelodeon’s schedule
features 24-hour programming
catered for kids between 4 to 14
years old.
Nick Jr: Nick Jr.’s schedule
features 24-hour commercial-free
programming consisting of original
and acquired content catered for
pre-schoolers between 2 to 6 years
old and their parents and caregivers.

Distribution in Asia-Pacific:
Nickelodeon: Over 94.5 million
households in Asia-Pacific across all
key markets.
Nick Jr: Over 42.1 million households
in Asia Pacific across all key markets.

Key carriage agreements
in Asia-Pacific:
Nickelodeon: Nickelodeon is on major
operators across Asia-Pacific.
Nick Jr: Nick Jr. is on major operators
across Asia-Pacific.
Key tiers:
Nickelodeon: Nickelodeon is generally
available as part of the basic or
premium packages provided by
affiliates.
Nick Jr: Nick Jr. is generally available
as part of the basic or premium
packages provided by affiliates.
On-line, VOD, SVOD or
mobile deals:
Nickelodeon: Nickelodeon’s popular
On Demand content is widely available
through authenticated Catch Up
VOD and SVOD with various affiliate
partners. Nickelodeon also works
with international, regional and local
digital video platforms to offer kids
their favourite Nickelodeon shows
whenever wherever they want.
This year, a multi-year Nickelodeon
content deal was made with LeEco,
one of the biggest internet VOD
platforms in China, giving exclusive
broadcast rights for Nickelodeon
Kids’ Choice Awards from the U.S.
to subscribers on its SVOD platform,
LeEco VIP in China.
In August 2016, Nickelodeon
launched the Emmy award-winning
Nickelodeon Play app in Singapore
through its collaboration with Singtel.
It is available from the App Store,
Google Play, and can be accessed via
the “Kids Pack” section of Singtel’s
Cast app, which is made available
to Singtel Mobile subscribers. In
Australia, Nickelodeon Play was
launched in November 2015 and is
authenticated through Foxtel. Created
for kids six years old and above
and their parents and caregivers,
Nickelodeon Play is a safe destination
jam-packed with the best and funniest
Nickelodeon content, with first and
exclusive shows, access to hundreds
of show episodes, games and a host
of other fresh content.
iOS and Android platforms and the
second Game Shakers app OctoPie
will be released in October 2016.
Brand new games Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles: Half Shell Heroes will be
launched in September 2016.
Off-Screen – Nickelodeon Lost
Lagoon, Nickelodeon’s first themed
attraction in Asia was launched early
2016 with long-time partner, Sunway
Group in Malaysia. A Nickelodeon
Acting Academy & Theatre within
KidZania, a franchise of an interactive
kids’ city, was introduced as part
of KidZania’s launch in Singapore.
Nickelodeon Slime Cup multiplatform
activations ran across Australia,
Singapore and Philippines.
Nick Jr: The Nick Jr. Play app will
launch in Singapore on the App Store
and Google Play and join Singtel’s cast
app in the first quarter of 2017. Nick
Jr. Play is part of Viacom Play Plex,
a suite of mobile apps for each of
Viacom’s major international brands,
offering video-on-demand access to a
range of current and library content,
and other content including shortform
content, games, and pre-school
music videos on Nick Jr. Play.
Upcoming Shows:
Nella the Princess Knight, Rusty
Rivets
IP licensing is a growing business
for Nickelodeon – from gaming to
emoticon stickers with the likes
of WeChat in China and LINE in
Japan. Ludia, in partnership with
Nickelodeon launched the first ever
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles turn based
combat game Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles: Legends on iOS and
Android platforms to fans worldwide
(except in Japan and China) in June
2016.
Nick Jr: Nick Jr.’s popular On Demand
content is widely available through
authenticated Catch Up VOD and
SVOD on various affiliate partners,
and we also work with international,
regional and local digital video
platforms to offer pre-schoolers’
favourite Nickelodeon shows
whenever wherever they want.
The second PAW Patrol game app
PAW Patrol Pups Take Flight has been
launched in June 2016 globally.
Recent and upcoming
developments:
Nickelodeon: Shows – Nickelodeon
premiered The Loud House, The
Other Kingdom, Talia in the Kitchen,
and season 4 of the Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles this year. Upcoming new
shows include animation series Pig
Goat Banana Cricket, Bunsen is a
Beast, and Pinky Malinky, live
action shows like
School of Rock,
and Ride, plus
TV movie specials
Lost in the West, and
Albert.
Games – The Sky
Whale game app
featured in the live action
show Game Shakers
launched globally in
December 2015